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Copper

Copper ranks #942 out of 11,202 cat names in our data (the #1 cat name is Luna). Across all 2 places, 6 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #164 among boy dog names.
Copper's popularity trend

Copper's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2012.

0.01%0.02%0.03%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
6
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#942
of 11,202 cat names
5-year rank move
+466
2014 → 2019
Gender split
73% male
27% female73% male

Gender split comes from 11 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Copper mean?
/ˈkɑpəɹ/2 syllables

Copper is named directly after the reddish-brown metal, one of the first metals humans learned to work with. The word traces back to Cyprus, the Mediterranean island the Romans associated with the metal's mining — aes Cyprium, "metal of Cyprus," later shortened to cuprum.

Warm and earthy, it suits a pet with a reddish coat or copper-colored eyes. It has a sturdy, outdoorsy feel.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Copper shows up

Cats named Copper per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.02%
SeattleWA, US0.02%

Cat names like Copper

PepperHarperWhisperSkipperThumperZipperJasperPiperJuniperCasperCooperDipper

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